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For that very reason, when trouble does find its way to Bourbon, the matter can receive international attention. The city and private businesses say they take steps to try to minimize the risk: public and private policing and the installation of security cameras are among those measures.

The weekend shooting of nine people is one of the most violent outbreaks in years. Here are some of the other recent incidents on Bourbon Street that received news coverage in New Orleans and beyond:

Jan. 9, 2012 -- An incoherent LSU fan becomes the victim of sexual battery when a rowdy fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide performs an obscene BCS Championship "celebration" at a fast food restaurant on Bourbon Street. The incident is recorded and posted online.

June 6, 2012 -- Jaren Lockhart, a young mother who worked at a Bourbon Street club, left that establishment in the company of a man and a woman. Her remains later washed ashore in Mississippi.

Feb. 16, 2013 -- Four people were shot during Carnival revelry in the French Quarter. Three people were arrested and charged.